Urs Portmann – Habano Man Of The Year

14 Mar

  The first post after returning from Havana is to congratulate Urs Portmann on receiving the well deserved Habano Man of the year award 2014. I wish to congratulate him, his family and staff and share his joy after the many years of his valued friendship and many shared cigars. Urs is truly a dedicated Read more…

2015 – News

24 Feb

2015 News 25.12.2015 : Cigars rum sun and Havana : http://flyingcigar.de/startseite/cigars-rum-sun-and-havana/ 20.12.2015 : Punch Supremo Suiza Review : http://flyingcigar.de/startseite/andys-punch-supremo-er-suiza-tasting/ 17.12.2015 : Cigars with Canucks : http://flyingcigar.de/startseite/incensed-cigars-with-canucks-in-havana/ 16.12.2015 : Back to the farm : http://flyingcigar.de/startseite/back-to-the-farm-with-hector-luis/ 15.12.2015 : Excelencia – Cigar week-end with friends : http://flyingcigar.de/startseite/excelencia-cigar-weekend-with-friends/ 10.12.2015 : Cigar factory visit in Havana : http://flyingcigar.de/startseite/visiting-a-cigar-factory-in-havana/ 08.12.2015 : Read more…

Off To Cuba Again …

17 Feb

  Off to Cuba again for a few weeks …   Will report back mid-March.   Nino  

Visiting Havana – FAQ About Hotels Casas And Cigars

8 Feb

  I get many requests for information on visiting Havana/Cuba and advice on where to stay, where to find cigars, what rollers to visit, what restaurants to frequent, etc … So here is a FAQ Guide compiled by me with Alexander “Lexvero” in Stockholm/Sweden from over 90 mail exchanges we had in the last month Read more…

Rafael Gonzalez in Cologne

5 Feb

 What an incredible mild Winter we are having – even the higher altitudes forests are devoid of snow as we sped through the Hunsrück region aka German Siberia and it was still 3 C. Speeding is right, as we did the 200 km ride in hardly 90 minutes and even faster on return. Having Andreas Read more…

Happy Lunar New Year Of The Horse !

30 Jan

  Tomorrow is Lunar New Year and the start of Spring festivities, the horse will replace the snake. Wishing all my friends a very happy Lunar New Year where-ever they are. Gong Xi Fa Cai !! Nino    

Ration And Rotation

11 Jan

  My daily cigar ration consists of two cigars, a smaller vitola, say a RASCC, RyJ Nr 2 or MC Nr 4 before/after lunch and a larger vitola before/after dinner. Unless of course I’m in Havana or in warmer climate. Here I will post on the cigar rotation which keeps the cigar ration attractive. To Read more…